True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true
or false.
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B.9
When you write a personal narrative you should use the
pronoun “I”.
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2.
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B.9
When you write a personal narrative, you don’t have to worry
about writing in complete sentences.
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B.9 This might be a exerpt from someone’s personal narrative.
Last night, my parents went out to dinner and I was left in charge
of the house. The first thing I did was jump on the bed.
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4.
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B.9
When writing a personal narrative it is a good idea to write in a way
that sounds like you.
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B.9
The purpose for writing a personal narrative is always the
same.
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B.9
Thinking about the purpose of the writing might help the writer decide
what details to add and which ones not to add.
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7.
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C.9
The only way to publish your personal narrative is to take it to a
publisher.
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C.9
Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington,
D.C. | Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington
Cemetery | Event 3: Stayed the night at a great
hotel | Detail: The take off was really
cool! | Detail: There were a lot of people
there | Detail: We ate dinner in the room | Detail: We watched a movie while we flew | Detail:
We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired | Detail: I
swam in their indoor pool | | | |
My chart is in the correct order.
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C.9
Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington,
D.C. | Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington
Cemetery | Event 3: Stayed the night at a great
hotel | Detail: The take off was really
cool! | Detail: There were a lot of people
there | Detail: We ate dinner in the room | Detail: We watched a movie while we flew | Detail:
We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired | Detail: I
swam in their indoor pool | | | |
The audience doesn’t need to hear about the rest of the trip or
how I got home.
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C.9
Event 1: Rode the plane to Washington,
D.C. | Event 2: Saw Washington Monument and Arlington
Cemetery | Event 3: Stayed the night at a great
hotel | Detail: The take off was really
cool! | Detail: There were a lot of people
there | Detail: We ate dinner in the room | Detail: We watched a movie while we flew | Detail:
We had to walk a lot so my feet got tired | Detail: I
swam in their indoor pool | | | |
The details for each event are details that help the audience
understand the story better.
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B.9
It would be a good idea to write two different beginnings to your
narrative and see which one you and your editors like better.
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12.
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B.9
It is wrong to look at other books and stories and help get ideas
about good beginnings from them.
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C.9
Asking a question is one way that you can get the audience’s
attention at the beginning of your narrative.
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B.9
People who write using a weak voice make the readers feel like they
are actually in the story and can see, hear, and feel what is happening.
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B.9
It is wrong to look at other books and stories and help get ideas
about good endings from them.
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C.9
Sharing your thoughts and feelings about your experience is one way
that you can conclude your story at the end of your narrative.
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B.9
An invitation asks a person to come to an event or a
party. The invitation tells when, where, and who the event or party is for.
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B.9
A thank you letter is simply a friendly letter that
someone writes to say thank you to another person for something he or she did.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | Crack! Boom! The lightning cracked and the thunder boomed and I
was trembling in the dark. | b. | This is the
story about the time I was home alone during a bad storm. | | | | |
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | This is about the day that I spent at Sea World.
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touched a dolphin? Have you ever fed a sting ray? Well, I did both of these things the day that I
went to Sea World! | | | | |
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B.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | My dog Hogan is such a pain! Sometimes I think that we should
have named him Trouble! | b. | This story is my
personal narrative about my dog Hogan who is always getting into trouble. | | | | |
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C.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | The day that we had a substitute in class was the worst day
ever. | b. | When I opened
the door to my classroom on Tuesday morning I had no idea what kind of a day lay ahead. If I had
known, I definitely would have stayed home sick! | | | | |
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C.9
Choose the better beginning to the story.
a. | Shopping with my mother is the worst! If you like the idea of
spending countless hours in department store dressing rooms listening to moan after groan, then this
would have been the day for you! | b. | Shopping with my mother is the worst! We have to spend
countless hours in department store dressing rooms where she moans and groans.
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B.9
Decide if the writing is using a strong voice or a weak voice.
She went outside. She looked around. She saw it over
by the bushes. It was her dog, Max.
a. | Strong
Voice | b. | Weak
Voice | | | | |
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B.9
Decide if the writing is using a strong voice or a weak voice.
As she flung open the door, something moved in the
bushes. Anna looked around frantically, scanning the lawn. Then she saw what she was looking for- it
was Max, her dog, over in the bushes!
a. | Strong Voice | b. | Weak Voice | | | | |
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B.9
Decide if the writing is using a strong voice or a weak voice.
Carla’s hands were trembling as she handed her
paper to her teacher. There were butterflies in her stomach as she thought about her work. She would
be grounded if she didn’t at least mak |